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In pictures: The making of knitted footwear & 3D printed shoes

Innovation within the fashion industry is often done in the pursuit of finding better solutions to tackle the problems at hand. However, more often than not, the present issues at hand call for solutions which are bigger than the problems themselves. The manufacturing process has always been driven by optimization and it's this drive for...

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The industry is coming home - how after 3 centuries shoe production has come full circle

The shoe industry has reinvented itself over the last 3 centuries. The production process of shoe making started with tailor-made pairs, with shoemakers producing shoes by hand until the early 19th century. Almost a century later, the production process had become less customised and almost completely automated. In the 20th century, the...

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(Re)defining sustainability: Rethinking the industry ‘workhorse’ resources

Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest 'topics' of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, and everything in between - more and more fashion companies are responding to mounting consumer interest and 'going green.' However, in spite of all the efforts...

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(Re)defining sustainability: Closing the loop & Slow Fashion

London - Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest 'topics' of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, and everything in between - more and more fashion companies are responding to mounting consumer interest and 'going green.' However, in spite of all the...

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YNOT to 'level the playing field' in the footwear industry

"We are disrupting the business of footwear worldwide and I am the creative director who is getting men laid," said John Leith, founder, CEO and creative director of YNOT with a laugh to FashionUnited. "I'll give you a lot of one liners because that is part of the message. I am not just selling a pair of shoes, I am selling what comes with that....

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SLEMinar: “I say to you - Long Live Fashion!"

London - “Some people say that ‘Fashion is dead!’ But I say to you - Long live fashion - as it’s part of our lifestyle and our biggest export and most copied product! But we have to involve emotion and material knowledge again,” stressed Flor Depla, chief executive officer at Intens41 Agencies during her presentation at SLEM’s first conference...

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An innovative look at shoe design

INTERVIEW _ One of the world's most innovative design schools opened a year and a half ago in the sleepy town of Waalwijk (The Netherlands). The masters course in shoe design, known as SLEM, attracts students from all over the world, from China to the United States. Shoe designers and footwear companies looking for the latest techniques and...